WMO URGENT

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Mike
I feel for ya... Always gotta be a sour grape out there twisting and bending stuff to further their own misconstrued interperetations of stuff. Yes their bitchy little squat pisser rants hurt all things good. I applaud you for takin soldiers. Possible we may do something like that also . We do make a wish trips but we keep em quiet. First because its a private thing for the recipient. Second cause we aren't looking for a pat on the back and third for the very reason we see here, some malcontent wank trying to find evil in a good deed and shitting all over people trying to make a difference.

Hell its nothing new. I used to run tournaments for the Red Cross... Somebody bitched that we ran it from a bar and that the bar was making money... Not so. The bar kicked in profits and sponsored much of the food and prizes... So much bickering and petty bullshit that we shut it down. Now the Red Cross doesn't get that fat check any more... Nobody wins...

[Reel Compromise]

Michael Smith, Thank you for your post and for respecting my wishes to remove the previous post you had written to address the accusations yesterday so a to prevent engaging this coward who still hides behind his false username on Sportfishermen.com. I hope the Sportfishermen.com staff will give us the courtesy of providing the IP address for the Captain Bly posting for our attorney to handle accordingly for slander and defamation of character against both Saltwater Soldiers Inc and me personally as the founder and president of the non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Furthermore I look forward to seeing you and someother soldiers next Saturday to give it another crack at bending some rods. I also appreciate your understanding during the WMO given the 12 anglers on the boat on Monday and the 10 on Tuesday while you were here. Like I said, I will take you and the other guys as many times as necessary until you get to fight a fish.

As for the Captain Bly, I have spoken with a few people in an effort to determine who you might be and we have come to the conclusion of whom it most likely is. We will continue to work to determine factually who this Captain Bly is and handle the accusations accordingly.

Thank you all.

[captain bligh]

lets get a few things straight here .

in not one of my posts did I ever mention saltwater soldiers . personally I want to see this organization grow and expand to other ports of call and for many others to enjoy our sport .

Mr Branson would it not have done more for you cause to see one of the soldiers standing next to the fish as the angler catching the marlin ? after all that you do is for others to enjoy fishing . yes the WMO is a high dollar tournament and a experianced angler is a plus on a fish that may be worth alot of money , but this is all water under the bridge now . maybe next year one of the vets on R&R Can take a fish to the scales for your cause .

last but not least it is not SLANDER if it is true and public record . that is all I have to say

[teddyp]

lets get a few things straight here .

in not one of my posts did I ever mention saltwater soldiers . personally I want to see this organization grow and expand to other ports of call and for many others to enjoy our sport .

Mr Branson would it not have done more for you cause to see one of the soldiers standing next to the fish as the angler catching the marlin ? after all that you do is for others to enjoy fishing . yes the WMO is a high dollar tournament and a experianced angler is a plus on a fish that may be worth alot of money , but this is all water under the bridge now . maybe next year one of the vets on R&R Can take a fish to the scales for your cause .

last but not least it is not SLANDER if it is true and public record . that is all I have to say

It might be in your best interest to stay out of $ tournaments. You lucky you didn't win. Imagine what a cluster F that would have caused.

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Mr Captain Bligh
I for one have read your side and find it indeed libelous and full of inuendo suggesting that the aforementioned party is some how "scamming" . You directly imply that his actions are inappropriate and border on criminal. While it would have been an ADDED BONUS for one of the soldiers to stand with that fish, in tournaments decisions are made quick and logic dictated that the most expoerienced handle what may have proven to be a money winning fish...
Your accusations are inflamatory and clearly have the potential to damage this gentlemans worthy cause. Not only it but all charitable actions. You sir are a cancer. Not only do I feel that he is owed a full apology but the fine men who joined that team deserve far more respect than you are giving. Rather than besmearch this gentleman, why don't you go aquire a boat and take more soldiers out as HE HAS DONE!

[Bligh]

lets get a few things straight here .

in not one of my posts did I ever mention saltwater soldiers . personally I want to see this organization grow and expand to other ports of call and for many others to enjoy our sport .

Mr Branson would it not have done more for you cause to see one of the soldiers standing next to the fish as the angler catching the marlin ? after all that you do is for others to enjoy fishing . yes the WMO is a high dollar tournament and a experianced angler is a plus on a fish that may be worth alot of money , but this is all water under the bridge now . maybe next year one of the vets on R&R Can take a fish to the scales for your cause .

last but not least it is not SLANDER if it is true and public record . that is all I have to say

I remember him saying that the USO organization that he was dealing with let him down as far as manning the boat with vets. You also have No Idea about dealing with vets concerning fishing. One of my son can deal with bad guys better then most on most days. But because of his injuries, He gets severe swelling in fingers that make it hard to finger a trigger and a reel handle. there are days that he wants to be offshore fishing but doesnt want to reel a fish in. You might find that hard to believe But I could have him call you and explain if you want to PM me. Also there are days when even a normal uninjured veteran might just enjoy being on the bridge and watching the excitement instead of being in the middle of it in the cockpit when he has never done it before.I can not understand why you attacked him on this issue when he had veterans on the boat even though he said wanted more on the boat before the tournament. Some of these veterans organizations that are supposed to help veterans really dont understand the problems and ways around helping. This organization relied on enougher organization that dropped the ball. It happens I can verify. So unless you have a personal vendetta?> You better own up or prove something besides what calling him a rod hog?

[Reel Compromise]

Once again I see several people standing up in support of our efforts through Saltwater Soldiers Inc and me personally and I appreciate you all.

As for Captain Bly, it is obvious that you have a persoanl issue with me and yes you did make accusations of fraud against me and Saltwater Soldiers Inc and without a doubt called the organization a scam. Your statement of calling me a "Rod Hog" has made it obvious to me and several others who you are. When the day comes that you have put the time, energy, and money into helping soldiers and veterans that I have put into Saltwater Soldiers Inc., when all of my money is not tax deductable as the founder, then you can talk. You have caused enough damage and inconvenience for me, Saltwater Soldiers Inc, our partners and sponsors, and worst of all the soldiers and veterans that were with us in the WMO and possibly others who could have benefitted from our efforts in the future. Why don't you just come out and post your true identity and be a man by standing up to your accusations. Don't come back on here and backpeddle your way out of this and claim you didn't say this or didn't say that after deleting all of your original SLANDEROUS posts.

Also, to correct and clarify, the USO backed out of both providing soldiers and funding for the tournament due to budgetary issues that are being worked out between Saltwater Soldiers Inc and the USO moving forward and hopefully towards a good relationship to benefit the soldiers in need. As for doing tournaments in the future with soldiers and veterans and having them bring in a possible money fish, I have no problem with that so long as those who are helping me fund the entry into the turnaments is in agreement with that. That is something that is up to us and the soldiers and veterans on the boat and not for you to judge. Did you personally donate any money to Saltwater Soldiers Inc Captain Bly? Probably not. Have you taken any soldiers out offshore fishing? Probably not.

Not all of the soldiers and veterans want to be on the rod when there is money at stake and they do not have the experience to take on such a task but they still want to have the experience of being in the tournament. As for this year's WMO we had several releases and lost fish on the first 2 days and caught a tuna on the last day and I only touched the rod once. Yes it would be great for Saltwater Soldiers Inc for a soldiers to bring back a fish to the scales and possibly even a winning fish. The marketing benefits of that would be solid gold. But when you are doing everything you can to be able to allow the soldiers and veterans to enjoy the experience of participating in a tournament and you have the generosity of certain people to help make that possible at the last minute when it comes to entry fees, you go with what is agreed upon with all the parties involved and I stand by my decision and those of all the people on the boat.

And as for your post in reply to the soldier who fished the tournament and is coming back to fish this saturday since he did not get to get on the rod, I am the one paying for the trip on Reel Compromise, which is the vessel I own and let the organization use for free so Saltwater Soldiers Inc does not have to pay for charter vessels. Once again, make sure you do your homework before throwing stones and making accusations and allegations.

We are all still waiting for you to man up and publicly apologize and reveal your identity.

This will most likely be my last post on this matter as I do not feel that Captain Bly deserves the attention he has even received so far and no longer wish to engage his antics and cowardly accusations against me, Saltwater Soldiers Inc, and everything we have worked so hard to build.

For the rest of you though, if there is something posted that needs a response I will be happy to comply. Thank you all again and hopefully I will get some feedback from Sportfishermen.com soon on who this guy really is.

[Bligh]

Once again I see several people standing up in support of our efforts through Saltwater Soldiers Inc and me personally and I appreciate you all.

As for Captain Bly, it is obvious that you have a persoanl issue with me and yes you did make accusations of fraud against me and Saltwater Soldiers Inc and without a doubt called the organization a scam. Your statement of calling me a "Rod Hog" has made it obvious to me and several others who you are. When the day comes that you have put the time, energy, and money into helping soldiers and veterans that I have put into Saltwater Soldiers Inc., when all of my money is not tax deductable as the founder, then you can talk. You have caused enough damage and inconvenience for me, Saltwater Soldiers Inc, our partners and sponsors, and worst of all the soldiers and veterans that were with us in the WMO and possibly others who could have benefitted from our efforts in the future. Why don't you just come out and post your true identity and be a man by standing up to your accusations. Don't come back on here and backpeddle your way out of this and claim you didn't say this or didn't say that after deleting all of your original SLANDEROUS posts.

Also, to correct and clarify, the USO backed out of both providing soldiers and funding for the tournament due to budgetary issues that are being worked out between Saltwater Soldiers Inc and the USO moving forward and hopefully towards a good relationship to benefit the soldiers in need. As for doing tournaments in the future with soldiers and veterans and having them bring in a possible money fish, I have no problem with that so long as those who are helping me fund the entry into the turnaments is in agreement with that. That is something that is up to us and the soldiers and veterans on the boat and not for you to judge. Did you personally donate any money to Saltwater Soldiers Inc Captain Bly? Probably not. Have you taken any soldiers out offshore fishing? Probably not.

Not all of the soldiers and veterans want to be on the rod when there is money at stake and they do not have the experience to take on such a task but they still want to have the experience of being in the tournament. As for this year's WMO we had several releases and lost fish on the first 2 days and caught a tuna on the last day and I only touched the rod once. Yes it would be great for Saltwater Soldiers Inc for a soldiers to bring back a fish to the scales and possibly even a winning fish. The marketing benefits of that would be solid gold. But when you are doing everything you can to be able to allow the soldiers and veterans to enjoy the experience of participating in a tournament and you have the generosity of certain people to help make that possible at the last minute when it comes to entry fees, you go with what is agreed upon with all the parties involved and I stand by my decision and those of all the people on the boat.

And as for your post in reply to the soldier who fished the tournament and is coming back to fish this saturday since he did not get to get on the rod, I am the one paying for the trip on Reel Compromise, which is the vessel I own and let the organization use for free so Saltwater Soldiers Inc does not have to pay for charter vessels. Once again, make sure you do your homework before throwing stones and making accusations and allegations.

We are all still waiting for you to man up and publicly apologize and reveal your identity.

This will most likely be my last post on this matter as I do not feel that Captain Bly deserves the attention he has even received so far and no longer wish to engage his antics and cowardly accusations against me, Saltwater Soldiers Inc, and everything we have worked so hard to build.

For the rest of you though, if there is something posted that needs a response I will be happy to comply. Thank you all again and hopefully I will get some feedback from Sportfishermen.com soon on who this guy really is.

I fish a lot and I have seen people that can get to rods faster from the bridge to the cockpit then people sitting on the cockpit freezers. And the word rod hog is not slander. Its a courtesy to put new people on fish if they want the chance. When someone that has never been the rod holder on a dancing white marlin gets a good show put on. Theres nothing better. As long as they were offered and refused then theres nothing wrong with you the owner reeling the fish in. But for a reel soldier support charity to be successful every effort should be made for the good of the vets that have sacrificed so much.

[Reel Compromise]

Just to keep this short and sweet, I did not say that caling me a "Rod Hog" was slanderous. Rather, the other accusations against me and Saltwater Soldiers Inc taking donations of money from people to fund me and my family's fishing trips is in fact slanderous and false.

As for a soldier and/or veteran getting on the rod during that tournament, many did throughout the tournament as I only grabbed the rod once. Also, several other hookups were given to the soldiers and veterans without knowing what was on the end of the line so we did make every effort to get each soldier and veteran on the rod to fight a fish. However, when you have 12 anglers on the boat on any given day of the tournament, you do your best to make everyone happy. Several did not want to get on the rod due to the high stakes at hand. In addition, none of you know what it took to even make this possible for the soldiers between rigging baits, registering all of the soldiers and veterans as anglers with the WMO, getting them all the saltwater angler's licensing, renting a condo just for them, providing food for the entire week for everyone, and all the other details that go into a tournament let alone an offshore fishing trip in the first place. We have done our best to do what we do for our soldiers and veterans nad do not appreciate the afterthoughts of people that decide to disect our efforts and cast a negative light on what we are doing. The fast is that a decsion was made to have an experienced angler on the rod if a fish looked to be a possible money fish at hookup do to the source of funding that allowed our participation in the first place. Now as for the comment about us being lucky we didn't win money in this tournament, we had everything documented on how money would be distributed. The boat was entered into the tournament rather than Saltwater Soldiers Inc. nad the monies paid by me personally represented the portion of winnings that would have gone to Saltwater Soldiers Inc as I would not have taken a dime of winnings personally.

Once again, these are all details that we worked out prior to the tournament as well as who would be on the rod. Despite certain accusations and oppinions, Saltwater Soldiers Inc did not raise enough funding to pay for even the condo let alone the entry fees, fuel, bait, food, etc. It seems rediculous to be judged by people who did not donate a dime and have no idea of what support we rceived in the first place. Fortunately I had the help of 2 individuals who made this year's WMO possible and any details of that arrangement is between me, them, Saltwater Soldiers Inc, and the soldiers and veterans on the boat during the tournament. Maybe if people would decide to help us in our efforts rather than try to destroy and belittle our efforts we could have been able to enter the turnament entirely with Saltwater Soldiers Inc and none of this would have been an issue. Until then we will do whatever it takes to be able to provide offshore fishing trips for our soldiers and veterans whether it be tournaments or regular fishing trips.

As for Marshal, sorry I mean Captain Bly, I hope this satisfies your questions and accusations.

For the rest of you, if you have constructive suggestions to help us grow and serve more of our American Heroes, we are all ears and please feel free to contact me directly via phone or private messages and emails.

Thanks